Put the finishing touches on the garden apartment {yup! Finishing touches!!} and I wondered why my pants kept falling down. These jeans aren’t big on me and yet I had to keep tugging at the waistband.

Then it dawned on me! Maybe there’s too much crap in my pockets.

What did I find crammed into my 5-pocket jeans (the very same ones I bled on a few days ago)? Let’s take a peek:

1 & 2) Needlenose pliers and wire cutters. I was installing (more) new outlets and that wire isn’t going to bend or cut itself.

3) Tape measure. I hate having to hunt for a tape. Clipped to my waistband or back pocket keeps it near & accesible. Sidenote – I keep the same one in my handbag. I mean, who doesn’t leave the house with a 25′ tape in their purse?!

4) Brown grosgrain ribbon. Originally purchased for the Succulent Shower, it most recently doubled as a leash for Bruce when I was too lazy to search for his actual leash.

5) Behr paint swatch clips. Snagged with a bunch of paint chips with the intent to make a deck. The paint chips are spread throughout the house – bedroom mantel, sink of the 2nd floor bathroom, kitchen island – and exactly zero decks have been made.